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COP-GLOBAL COMPACT BIG - Bjarke InGels Group OUR COMMITMENT This Communication on progress breaks the standard in that our communicating to you is our assurance that we continue to support the Global Compact principles on corporate social responsibility. Corporate social responsibility – to some, just modern buzz words. But, at BIG, it a way of doing business. It is BIG’s way of doing business, across the business and we, the 8 partners, are pleased to place our signatures herewith to assure Global Compact that we are committed to the continuous respect for the human race and its environment. as our reach becomes increasingly international, we have the ears of more individuals, government leaders and industry colleagues. our ideas spread and new collaborations become possible. More ideas are shared across companies, allowing for increased idea development, as it is the lack of innovation which impedes achieving solutions. Global Compact is BIG’s stamp of integrity on sustainability and innovation. We choose to contribute. Bjarke Ingels, Founding partner Sheela Maini søgaard, CEO, associate partner David Zahle, partner, recruitment Finn nørkjær, partner Jakob lange, partner Thomas Christoffersen, partner Andreas klok pedersen, partner Kai-uwe Bergmann, associate partner OUR INTRODUCTION architecture is never triggered by a single event, never conceived by a single mind, and never shaped by a single hand. neither is it the direct materialization of a personal agenda or pure ideals, but rather the result of an ongoing adaptation to the multiple conflicting forces flowing through society. We architects don’t control the city – we can only aspire to intervene. architecture evolves from the collision of political, economical, functional, logistical, cultural, structural, environmental and social interests, as well as interest yet unnamed and unforeseen. It is through improvisation and adaptation to unanticipated obstacles that we make our biggest breakthroughs. The friction of reality is our insurance against architectural inbreeding. rather than whining about resistance, obstacles or failure, we say yes to reality, the city, and life, when we bump into it. and we get so much more in return. Yes is more! OUR ENVIRONMENT We have always incorporated sustainable initiatives into our projects. In almost every instance these initiatives are not discretionary or additive in nature, but constitute the formative acts around which subsequent design solutions are conceived. Where possible, our buildings are sited to optimize solar orientation, and many integrate inventive day light measures through the introduction of atria, light wells, like monitors and skylights. Buildings are complex networks of diverse systems operating on multiple scales across time. our architecture explores ways to artfully interweave these systems around the programs they support. This systems approach can often enable the selective removal and replacement of one with minimal disruption to others. These strategies allow for ongoing life cycle by reducing material, money and time dedicated to maintenance. We are proud to be rooted in the Danish tradition of seeking alternative means to balance the energy resources we use in our daily life and would like to bring this innovative spirit to all of our projects. The premise of these projects is based on our belief that architecture is not about style but about substance and the very methods and processes that underlie its making. To further our understanding of architecture and develop new ways to see, design and make the products around us, we dedicate 5% of our gross revenues to ongoing research. This commitment to research brings added value and important innovation to our commissioned architectural projects. €CO SYSTEM HEAT ELECTRICITY OXYGEN RAIN WATER HYDROGEN DRINKING WATER WASTE WATER WBUILDINGSASTE INSIDE GLASS HOUSES VEGETATION ON SOUTHERN FACADES RAINWATER FROM FACADES CAN ONLY EMMISION FROM HYDROGEN 5000 WINDMILLS CAN FUEL ARE PROVIDED WITH FREE HEAT. ALLOWS FOR HEAT GAIN IN WINTER COVER 87% OF WATER NEEDS. CARS IS STEAM (OR PURE WATER). ALL CARS IN DENMARK. BIOGAS AND SUN-SHADING IN SUMMER. THE POOL HAS THE HIGHEST HEAT 10 M2 OF SOLAR CELLS CAN COVER THE OXYGEN BAR IN HySOCIETY ROOTZONES LEAVES AS BYPRODUCT A PERSON PRODUCES 0,5 TONS WHEN PARKED, THE HYDROGEN CONSUMPTION, COVERED ENTIRELY BY THE ELECTRICITY NEEDS OF 1 ONE OF THE FASTEST GROWING HIGH-ENERGY MANURE A YEAR. CARS SUPPLY DRINKING WATER EXCESS HEAT FROM THE SUPERMARKET. HOUSEHOLD. PLANTS FOR BIOMASS ENERGY. + ELECTRICITY. A SUPERMARKET HAS THE HIGHEST 90% OF HEAT CONSUMPTION IS FOR THE HYDROGEN PLANT MAKES 5 M2 ROOTZONES CAN CLEAN THE BIOGAS IS USED AS CO2 NEUTRAL MANURE IS TRANSFORMED INTO ELECTRICITY CONSUMPTION OF ALL BATHING. WASTE HEAT FROM ALL ONLY USEFUL BYPRODUCTS: WASTEWATER FROM ONE PERSON. FUEL TO PRODUCE ELECTRICITY. HIGH-ENERGY SOIL. PROGRAMS, CREATING ALOT OF HEAT. PROCESSES IN THE BLOCK CAN COVER OXYGEN + HEAT. THIS. ROOTZONES IN GREENHOUSES CLEANS THE INCINERATION PLANT FEEDS ENERGY THE BLOCK PRODUCES ENOUGH THE ENERGY IN HOUSEHOLD WASTE THE SMOKE AND FEEDS FLOWERS WITH FROM THE WASTE BACK INTO THE SYSTEM, HYDROGEN TO FUEL 100 CARS. IS THE SAME AS IN PURE WOOD. PURE CO2. WHILE SUPPLYING GREENHOUSES WITH HEAT. LITTLE DENMARK What if Denmark had an energy bill of 0? BIG believes that today’s environmental problems are not political, economic or even ecological – they are simply a design challenge! little Denmark is an urban super block that contains a cross section of Denmark, boiled down to a living and work setting for 1500 people, in which all currently available environmental technologies are being deployed in the most ecolomically profitable way. Housing uses energy for heating, offices spend energy on cooling. a supermarket uses energy on cooling refrigerators; a pool uses energy for heating. If combined, the supermarket could heat the pool with the excess heat from the refrigeration. In 100,000 m2, little Denmark combines all aspects of city life in a symbiosis of economical and ecological sustainability. little Denmark is a test tube in which to demonstrate that sustainability is not a question of science fiction but rather applied science. By following the natural propensity of each program we have organized the entire space so that each program claims its optimum position in the whole. The shapes of the volumes are optimized for solar energy. The optimum location for the different programs is determined by solar orientation, urban adjacencies and proximity to symbiotic neighbours. In little Denmark, we examine all aspects of city like in a symbiosis of economical and ecological sustainability. The Chicago athenaeum awarded it the Green Good Design award in 2009. Almost like a Darwinian design evolution, we select and adapt the fittest forms to the lives we want to live and not the other way around. We strive with a utopian ambition to proactively propose visions without waiting for a competition to be announced or a client to call. SHENZHEN ENERGY MANSION The shenzhen energy Mansion will appear as a subtle mutation of the classic skyscraper – a natural evolution, rather than a desperate evolution. The tropical climate of shenzhen calls for a new approach to designing office buildings. How can we create comfortable working spaces in a tropical climate while reducing energy consumption? We propose a tower based on an efficient and well-proven floor plan, enclosed in a skin specifically modified and optimized for the local climate. We propose to enhance the sustainable performance of the building drastically by only focusing on its envelope, the façade. The skyscraper has evolved as an economically efficient way to provide flexible, functional and well illuminated work spaces for dense populations of professionals. It has however evolved at a time, when air conditioning and electric lighting were merely seen as modern solutions to modern demand, with no thought of the environmental consequences or energy shortage. Today, the skyscraper needs to evolve into a new sustainable species. It must retain its highly evolved qualities, such as flexibility, daylight, view, density and general usability, while evolving new and untested attributes such as ways of combining maximum daylight exposure with minimal sunshine or integrated ways of limiting the need for cooling. We propose to make the shenzhen energy Mansion the first specimen of a new species of office buildings that exploit the buildings interface with the external elements – sun, daylight, air humidity, wind – as a source to create a maximum comfort and quality inside. By folding the façade in an origami-like structure, we achieve a structure with closed and open parts. The closed parts provide a high-insulation façade which blocking the direct sunlight. on the outside, the closed parts are fitted with solar thermal heat panels that are powering the air condition and providing dehumidification for the working spaces. The folded wall provides a free view through clear glass in one direction, and creates a condition of plenty of diffused daylight by reflecting the direct sun between the interior panels. even when the sun comes directly from east or west, the main part of the solar rays are reflected off the glass due to the flat angle on the window. The reflected rays increase the efficiency of the solar thermal energy panels. The combination of minimal passive solar heating as well as active solar panels will reduce the building consumption by more than 60%. ZIRA ISLAND The island deploys the three abundant resources – sun, water and wind – to achieve its zero carbon footprint. a model for future sustainable urban development, the seven peaks of azerbaijan is a master plan for a Zero energy culture. Zira Island is designed to be a sustainable model for urban development, and an iconographic skyline recognizable from the city’s coastline. We propose an architectural landscape derived from the natural landscape of azerbaijan. The seven mountains are conceived not only as metaphors, but engineered as entire eco-systems, a model for future sustainable urban development.

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